USI.9f Effects of the Civil War

What was the major killer during the Civil War?

• weather exposure

• disease

• battlefield deaths

• famine

Which best describes combat during the Civil War?

• mostly naval warfare

• trench warfare

• lots of artillery

• man-to-man

One effect of the Civil War was__.

• families and friends often fought against one another

• all families fought on the same side

• most soldiers were protected from exposure to weather

• plantations continued to prosper

True or False?

The Confederacy used enslaved African Americans as ship workers, laborers, cooks, and camp workers. The Union moved to enlist African American sailors and soldiers during the war.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which of the following best describes Southern troops during the Civil War?

• All Southern enlisted men were of legal age to be soldiers

• Southern troops were very well trained and prepared for war

• Southern troops became increasingly younger and poorly equipped

• Southerners had fancy uniforms and expensive weapons

Confederate money became worthless after the Civil War because of __.

• the collapse of the Union

• excess money was printed

• insufficient money was printed

• the collapse of the Confederacy

Which of the following would be a way women contributed to the Civil War effort?

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

• Women worked on farms and plantations

• Women served as officers in the Union Army

• Women nursed the wounded on both sides

• Women were left to run businesses in the North

True or False?

Much of the Union was left devastated after the war. Major cities like Richmond and Atlanta had been burned, bridges were torn down, and roads and railroads had been destroyed.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which statement best describes the income of African American soldiers during the Civil War?

• African American soldiers were never paid for fighting

• African American soldiers were well paid

• African American soldiers were paid more than white soldiers

• African American soldiers were not paid as much as white soldiers

Which best describes the African American participation in the Civil War?

• African American soldiers mainly fought with the Confederacy

• African American soldiers mainly fought with the Union

• African Americans served as officers in both the North and the South

• African Americans were not permitted to fight on either side